ISBN:
9781138068551
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
x, 249 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Serie:
Artic worlds: communities, political ecology and ways of knowing
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Elixhauser, Sophie, author Negotiating personal autonomy
DDC:
305.897/12
Schlagwort(e):
Autonomy (Psychology)
;
Interpersonal communication
;
Autonomy (Psychology)
;
Interpersonal communication
;
Manners and customs
;
Greenland
;
Greenland Social life and customs
;
Grönland Ost
;
Arktis
;
Gesellschaftsleben
;
Familienleben
;
Unabhängigkeit
;
Soziokultureller Wandel
Kurzfassung:
Setting the scene: communication, autonomy, and personhood -- The ammassalik region: historical and ethnographic background -- Moving: communication and everyday travel -- Family life: the power of words, personal space, and the materiality of a house -- Shared hospitality: flows of guests, goods, and gifts -- Social sanctions: the balancing of personal autonomy and community expectations -- The animate environment: perceptions of non-human beings and the notion of the "open" person -- Conclusion: Nammeq and ways of communicating
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
